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Australian mining’s footy trip mentality to offshore operations must end

Australian mining’s footy trip mentality to offshore operations must end

The indignant response from Gina Rinehart’s company to questions about its conduct is not encouraging.

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The Age

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Voters deserve clarity on party deals and election preferences

Voters deserve clarity on party deals and election preferences

As Victorians turn their mind to the November 28 election they want answers about where their vote may end up.

10.10.2026 30

The Age

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The Boomer exit will reshape Australia

The Boomer exit will reshape Australia

The Boomers’ migration into the final chapter of their lives will trigger a cascade of serious economic, health and workforce challenges for...

03.10.2026 30

The Age

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We tackled homelessness in lockdown. We can do it again

How a society treats its homeless is a measure of that society. How then should Victoria be seen?

30.09.2026 20

The Age

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Frailty, thy name is football: On-field success, off-field drama

If scandals and controversy were the season’s underbelly, on field the action was compelling.

25.09.2026 20

WA Today

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Frailty, thy name is football: On-field success, off-field drama

If scandals and controversy were the season’s underbelly, on field the action was compelling.

25.09.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

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Frailty, thy name is football: On-field success, off-field drama

If scandals and controversy were the season’s underbelly, on field the action was compelling.

25.09.2026 30

The Age

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Frailty, thy name is football: On-field success, off-field drama

If scandals and controversy were the season’s underbelly, on field the action was compelling.

25.09.2026 20

Brisbane Times

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Community needs a voice in data centre developments

Premier Ben Carroll has outlined new measures surrounding the development of data centres. While welcome, he could have gone further.

22.09.2026 20

The Age

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More at stake as government tries to wrest back immigration conversation

Tightening borders should not come at the expense of key industries, our long-term economic prosperity or our national character.

19.09.2026 40

The Age

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Victorians deserve safe roads, not temporary patches

On Sunday, motorcyclist Peter Mason died when he was thrown from his bike after hitting a pothole. Pre-election promises and temporary pothole patches...

16.09.2026 30

The Age

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Mental health maths doesn’t add up

The distressing scenes playing out in the state’s emergency departments – patients with acute mental health conditions unable to secure specialist...

12.09.2026 40

The Age

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One Nation’s super idea should be retired early

The party’s deeply flawed proposal on early access to superannuation would serve to fuel inflation.

09.09.2026 40

The Age

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Big tech’s power demands require true accountability

When residents stopped high-voltage concrete poles in their tracks, they exposed a multi-tiered regulatory vacuum – and raised an urgent question...

05.09.2026 40

The Age

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Potholes aren’t just a road hazard – they’re a test of basic governance

Tackling the state of Victoria’s roads will be a measure of a party’s commitment to voters.

01.09.2026 40

The Age

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No excuses. Review of youth mental health services is needed now

The state of mental health services for young people, as reported by The Age, requires action. We owe our young people the belief that hope lives.

26.08.2026 30

The Age

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Finally, the royal commission Victoria desperately needs

The move is vital to establishing how corruption on Big Build sites was allowed to happen, and who in positions of authority knew and when.

22.08.2026 40

The Age

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AFL should consider enacting no-fault stand-down policy

The alleged incident involving several Sydney Swans players highlights the need for the AFL to make changes.

18.08.2026 40

The Age

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Pledge to change suppression order law is small progress that smacks of lip service

Labor has announced it intends to change a loophole in the granting of suppression orders. We await the details.

12.08.2026 40

The Age

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Operation Richmond reveals a backroom culture IBAC can’t touch

If the Carroll government is serious about transparency and integrity, it must redefine what counts as corrupt conduct in Victoria.

08.08.2026 40

The Age

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Recent cases show exactly why suppression law must change

Several high-profile court cases show the urgency needed to change the state’s suppression law.

04.08.2026 50

The Age

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Political donations are a matter for all of us

Politicians reflexively duck questions when they’re asked about those who pay to see them. That’s no longer good enough.

01.08.2026 50

WA Today

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Political donations are a matter for all of us

Politicians reflexively duck questions when they’re asked about those who pay to see them. That’s no longer good enough.

01.08.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

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Political donations are a matter for all of us

Politicians reflexively duck questions when they’re asked about those who pay to see them. That’s no longer good enough.

01.08.2026 40

The Age

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Political donations are a matter for all of us

Politicians reflexively duck questions when they’re asked about those who pay to see them. That’s no longer good enough.

01.08.2026 50

Brisbane Times

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Toughness and defiance are virtues in politics. On this occasion, they backfired

Jacinta Allan refused to accept a royal commission into corruption on the Big Build. Ben Carroll has little time to convince Victorians his government...

29.07.2026 40

The Age

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For the good of the nation, gun buyback must proceed

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Premier Jacinta Allan have let the nation down, but in different ways.

25.07.2026 60

The Age

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Our medical devices regime is not fit for purpose

The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s oversight of medical devices is deeply flawed.

21.07.2026 40

WA Today

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Our medical devices regime is not fit for purpose

The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s oversight of medical devices is deeply flawed.

21.07.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

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Our medical devices regime is not fit for purpose

The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s oversight of medical devices is deeply flawed.

21.07.2026 40

Brisbane Times

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Our medical devices regime is not fit for purpose

The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s oversight of medical devices is deeply flawed.

21.07.2026 40

The Age

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Prime minister is right to pump the brakes on data centres

The development of massive data centres is causing unease and needs deft manoeuvring to avoid public disillusionment.

18.07.2026 50

WA Today

The Age's View

Prime minister is right to pump the brakes on data centres

The development of massive data centres is causing unease and needs deft manoeuvring to avoid public disillusionment.

18.07.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Age's View

Prime minister is right to pump the brakes on data centres

The development of massive data centres is causing unease and needs deft manoeuvring to avoid public disillusionment.

18.07.2026 50

The Age

The Age's View

Prime minister is right to pump the brakes on data centres

The development of massive data centres is causing unease and needs deft manoeuvring to avoid public disillusionment.

18.07.2026 50

Brisbane Times

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Universities must rise to the challenge of tackling antisemitism

Evidence to the antisemitism royal commission in Melbourne this week shows the scourge is clearly deeply affecting Jewish students and academics.

15.07.2026 50

The Age

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The public deserves to know where the Big Build billions went

We have repeatedly asked those who seek to rubbish the claim that CFMEU misconduct might have added $15 billion to the Big Build’s price tag why...

11.07.2026 50

The Age

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China’s missile test is a hypocritical affront to this nation

Beijing’s launching of a missile into the Pacific has drawn widespread and deserved condemnation.

07.07.2026 50

The Age

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It’s well past time for this sorry premier to call a royal commission

Enough is enough, Jacinta Allan. The truth demands a royal commission into the Big Build scandals.

04.07.2026 50

The Age

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Premier, enough with the defence, go on the offence over the Big Build

The response of Premier Jacinta Allan to the latest revelations of corruption on the Big Build do not pass the pub test.

30.06.2026 90

The Age

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It’s clear the government knew about CFMEU excesses, it just did nothing

The latest leaked files make it abundantly clear, if it wasn’t already, that the government knew it was being fleeced by union misbehaviour long...

27.06.2026 60

The Age

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Memo Labor, public money equals public accountability

Questions need to be answered on how $1.5 billion in forestry funding was used.

24.06.2026 60

The Age

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Pauline Hanson demands the same scrutiny as other party leaders

Hanson’s decision to front the Press Club signalled a desire to be taken seriously as a political contender. With that comes the same expectations...

19.06.2026 60

WA Today

The Age's View

Pauline Hanson demands the same scrutiny as other party leaders

Hanson’s decision to front the Press Club signalled a desire to be taken seriously as a political contender. With that comes the same expectations...

19.06.2026 60

The Age

The Age's View

Pauline Hanson demands the same scrutiny as other party leaders

Hanson’s decision to front the Press Club signalled a desire to be taken seriously as a political contender. With that comes the same expectations...

19.06.2026 60

Brisbane Times

The Age's View

Labor needs to start listening to voters, and act now

The rise of One Nation in the polls shows that voters are demanding more from the major parties.

17.06.2026 60

The Age

The Age's View

NDIS overhaul must look beyond the balance sheet

The rush to meet the federal government’s NDIS savings target shouldn’t come at the expense of those in need.

13.06.2026 40

WA Today

The Age's View

NDIS overhaul must look beyond the balance sheet

The rush to meet the federal government’s NDIS savings target shouldn’t come at the expense of those in need.

13.06.2026 50

The Age

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NDIS overhaul must look beyond the balance sheet

The rush to meet the federal government’s NDIS savings target shouldn’t come at the expense of those in need.

13.06.2026 50

Brisbane Times

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As we farewell Neale Daniher, the fight against ‘The Beast’ must go on

The state funeral for Daniher honours the man and his work in trying to find a cure for MND.

10.06.2026 50

The Age

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